Evaluation of instruments for measurement of suction in unsaturated soils

• Main Author: He, Liangcai.
• Other Authors: Leong, Eng Choon
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/12259
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The emphasis of traditional soil mechanics has been on saturated soils whose pore-water pressures are positive. However, many types of unsaturated soils, whose pore-water pressures are negative, have been encountered in geotechnical engineering. The measurement of negative pore-water pressure or soi...